Game Studies - Novices, Gamers, and Scholars: Exploring the Challenges of Teaching About GamesI'm gearing up to teach Video Game Culture and Theory for the third time. It's a 200-level elective, with no...
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Interview: Michael ArnzenResearch is probably where most new writers fail, because it takes a lot of time. You have to research not...
Ada Lovelace Origin StoryIn honor of my spilling spiced wine on myself at a faculty social, while excitedly responding to a question about...
Fugard's 'Have You Seen Us?': Looking Within AgainIn literature classes, students sometimes privilege author intent to an extent that hampers their ability to interpret literary works. Yes,...
How can students grasp cultural experiences unknown to them?
By reaching out and experiencing cultures unknown to them. Yes, my answer is a tautology, but that's the only way we every learn anything. "How can students see paintings unknown to them?" "How can students read books unknown to them?" "How can students have conversation with people unknown to them?" When you start putting specifics in place of "cultural experiences," your question isn't too hard to answer.